First thing Spud Webb did after learning he’d sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star Game was ...
News of the film having wrapped production comes 40 years after the athlete's surprise victory during All-Star Weekend. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter A forthcoming documentary film is ...
Forty years ago, Spud Webb defeated Dominique Wilkins in the biggest dunk contest upset ever, at 5-foot-4 and in size 7 1/2 sneakers. With as many people that still recognize him now, it feels like it ...
"It was the passing of the torch" - Nate Robinson detailed how Spud Webb helped him win his first dunk contest originally appeared on Basketball Network. Nate Robinson had a decent NBA career, ...
1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles make the pick and eventually trade his ...
They say that basketball is a tall man's game, but former Atlanta Hawks guard Spud Webb proved a lot of people wrong. Webb (5'6) was a part of one of the most iconic dunk contests of all-time in 1986, ...